Saturday, May 30, 2020

#036 - Norman

Norman sports a hockey mask, some belt buckles, and most hardcore of all, sneakers with thick laces. 

He resembles Jason from Friday the 13th/Freddy vs. Jason, but the designers were clever enough to name him after Norman Bates from the movie Psycho. Probably to swerve any copyright claims from Warner Bros (who had legal battles with TDD over their Batman and Harley Quinn parodies). 
Norman is interesting in the sense that he is the only TDD to have 3 "Hot Feet" variants. He also shows tremendous variation between his 7 representations, perhaps more than any other figure. His orange and red "Hot Feet" figure is incredibly hard to find.

Crew 4 Single Pack Variant (2001)

3-Pack Variant (2001)
Came with Draco [named Incubus] and Booger

Deluxe Crew 1 Variant (2002)

Hot Feet Crew 2 Variant #1 (2002)

Hot Feet Crew 2 Variant #2 (2002)

3-Pack Variant (2002)
Came with Ralph & Rick

3-Pack Variant (Hot Feet Version) (2002) 
Came with Ralph & Rick


Here is a Paint Master of Norman (magnets would be added in production using the master). 




No magnets in the master or copyright stamp, compared to a regular G1 Norman.

G2 Norman 

Evolution Crew 2 Single Pack Variant #1(2003)

Evolution Crew 2 Single Pack Variant #2 (2003)

2004 G2 3-Pack variant (2004)


G3 Norman 
There are 3 molds for Norman in G3:
The first is a Bare Knuckle Grind figure, included with a G3 version of EC1 Jack. This is just the Evolution Crew 2 Norman with bendy arms:
BKG Bendy Arm Norman (2004)

The Second Mold Came Later in 2004:
Evolution Crew 6 Single Pack Variant (2004)
Toys R Us Exclusive 6-Pack Variant (2005)

The Third Mold Came in 2005:
Dude Rides Variant (2005- came with a Red Truck)
Deluxe Dude Rides Variant (2006- came with a Maroon Truck)

#037 - Rex

Rex is a knight in shining armor, and sort of the first (in the numbering system) of many to hold this theme. Rex has 5 G1 variants, and is one of the few to receive the nod for 2 hot feet molds. The differences between his hot feet variants are as simple as a shoe color change, creating an unwelcome hassle for the collector. 







G3 Rex

Evolution Crew 6 Single Pack (2004)

Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2005)

Zoods Crew 3 Variant 
Came with a Tiger named Brutus


#038 - Erik

Erik is a viking, hence the name "Erik" the Red. Funny enough they made a version of him in yellow, including the eyebrows. Erik is a continuation of the sworded medieval theme that Tech Deck was certainly rolling with at this point in the collection. Erik is one of few dudes (to be listed early in the numbering system) to only have 2 variants. It is quite surprising that he never showed up in a hot feet pack, deluxe pack, or even an alternate single pack.




G1 Crew 9 single pack variant (2002)

G1 3-Pack Variant (2002)
Came with Frank N Finger and Laverne

 G3 Erik

G3 Evolution Crew 8 Single Pack Variant

G3 3-Pack Variant (2006) 
Came with Shanks & Fred


G3 Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2006)

 G3 Astro-Nots Mold




The main Erik mold and Astro-Nots mold were re-issued in G4 with plug feet instead of magnets. His Astro-Nots mold was named "Space Erik" to distinguish it from the main one.

 







#039 - Suzy

Suzy is the "school bully-lookin," undesirable, pig-tailed? dudette. Coming in as the second dudette in the numbering system, Suzy was given a little attention with 3 variants. What Suzy lacks, she makes up for in hair, making her one of the tallest and most obnoxious dudes to collect. 







#040 - Fred

G1 Crew 5 Single Pack Variant (2001)

G1 Deluxe Crew 1 Variant (2001)

G1 3-Pack Variant (2001)
Came with Cosmo (maroon) and Manga (black, orange, blue) variants


G2 Fred
G2 Fred came in the DownHill Dude reprints in 2003, Fred and Al Pine replaced the initial Lenny & Sumo San exclusive molds.

G3 Fred

G3 Fred is a clear Robocop parody, wielding a banana instead of a gun. 

Evolution Crew 8 Single Pack Variant (2005)

3-Pack Exclusive (Came with Shanks & Erik)

Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2006)

Toys R Us 6-Pack Variant (2007)

Rip Board Variant (2008)

G4 Fred

Street Crew Reprint of his initial G3 variant, now with Plug Feet in place of magnetic ones.